Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.1", "source": "¶Σαῦλος δὲ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ. Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τὴν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις· πάντες τε διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας, πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων.", "text": "*Saulos* *de* was *syneudonkōn* the *anairesei* of him. *Egeneto* *de* in that *hēmera diōgmos megas* upon the *ekklēsian* the in *Hierosolymois*; all *te diasparēsan* throughout the *chōras* of *Ioudaias* and *Samareias*, except the *apostolōn*.", "grammar": { "*Saulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Saul", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*syneudonkōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - consenting/approving", "*anairesei*": "dative, feminine, singular - killing/death", "*Egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - happened/occurred", "*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - day", "*diōgmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - persecution", "*megas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - great/large", "*ekklēsian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - church/assembly", "*Hierosolymois*": "dative, neuter, plural - Jerusalem", "*te*": "enclitic particle - and/both", "*diasparēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - were scattered", "*chōras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - regions/lands", "*Ioudaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Judea", "*Samareias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Samaria", "*apostolōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - apostles" }, "variants": { "*syneudonkōn*": "consenting/approving/agreeing with", "*anairesei*": "killing/murder/execution", "*Egeneto*": "came to pass/happened/occurred", "*diōgmos*": "persecution/harassment", "*ekklēsian*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*diasparēsan*": "were scattered/dispersed" } }

Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.7", "source": "Πολλῶν γὰρ τῶν ἐχόντων πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα, βοῶντα μεγάλῃ φωνῇ ἐξήρχετο: πολλοὶ δὲ παραλελυμένοι, καὶ χωλοὶ, ἐθεραπεύθησαν.", "text": "For from *pollōn* of those *echontōn pneumata akatharta*, *boōnta megalē phōnē exērcheto*: *polloi de paralelumenoi*, and *chōloi*, *etherapeuthesan*.", "grammar": { "*pollōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - many", "*echontōn*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - having", "*pneumata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - spirits", "*akatharta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - unclean", "*boōnta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - crying out", "*megalē*": "dative, feminine, singular - loud/great", "*phōnē*": "dative, feminine, singular - voice", "*exērcheto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd singular - was coming out", "*polloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - many", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*paralelumenoi*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - paralyzed", "*chōloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - lame", "*etherapeuthesan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - were healed" }, "variants": { "*echontōn*": "having/possessing", "*pneumata akatharta*": "unclean spirits/impure spirits", "*boōnta*": "crying out/shouting", "*exērcheto*": "was coming out/departing", "*paralelumenoi*": "paralyzed/disabled", "*etherapeuthesan*": "were healed/cured" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.9", "source": "Ἀνὴρ δέ τις, ὀνόματι Σίμων, προϋπῆρχεν ἐν τῇ πόλει μαγεύων, καὶ ἐξιστῶν τὸ ἔθνος τῆς Σαμαρείας, λέγων εἶναί τινα ἑαυτὸν μέγαν:", "text": "*Anēr de tis*, *onomati Simōn*, *proypērchen* in the *polei mageuōn*, and *existōn* the *ethnos* of *Samareias*, *legōn einai tina heauton megan*:", "grammar": { "*Anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - certain/someone", "*onomati*": "dative, neuter, singular - by name", "*Simōn*": "dative, masculine, singular - Simon", "*proypērchen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was previously/had been before", "*polei*": "dative, feminine, singular - city", "*mageuōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - practicing magic", "*existōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - amazing/astonishing", "*ethnos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nation/people", "*Samareias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Samaria", "*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*einai*": "present infinitive - to be", "*tina*": "accusative, masculine, singular - someone/a certain", "*heauton*": "reflexive pronoun, accusative, masculine, singular - himself", "*megan*": "accusative, masculine, singular - great" }, "variants": { "*proypērchen*": "had been there before/was previously", "*mageuōn*": "practicing magic/sorcery", "*existōn*": "amazing/astonishing/bewildering", "*ethnos*": "nation/people/population" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.13", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Σίμων καὶ αὐτὸς ἐπίστευσεν: καὶ βαπτισθεὶς ἦν, προσκαρτερῶν τῷ Φιλίππῳ, θεωρῶν τε δυνάμεις καὶ σημεῖα γινομένας. Ἐξίστατο,", "text": "The *de Simōn* and he himself *episteusen*: and *baptistheis ēn*, *proskarterōn* to *Philippō*, *theōrōn te dynameis* and *sēmeia ginomenas*. *Existato*,", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Simōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Simon", "*episteusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - believed", "*baptistheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been baptized", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*proskarterōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - continuing with/remaining with", "*Philippō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Philip", "*theōrōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - seeing/observing", "*te*": "enclitic particle - both/and", "*dynameis*": "accusative, feminine, plural - powers/miracles", "*sēmeia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - signs", "*ginomenas*": "present middle participle, accusative, feminine, plural - happening/occurring", "*Existato*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd singular - was amazed" }, "variants": { "*episteusen*": "believed/trusted/had faith", "*baptistheis*": "having been baptized/immersed", "*proskarterōn*": "continuing with/remaining with/attaching himself to", "*theōrōn*": "seeing/observing/beholding", "*dynameis*": "powers/miracles/mighty works", "*ginomenas*": "happening/occurring/taking place", "*Existato*": "was amazed/astonished" } }

Verse 25

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.25", "source": "Οἱ μὲν οὖν διαμαρτυράμενοι καὶ λαλήσαντες τὸν λόγον τοῦ Κυρίου, ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, πολλάς τε κώμας τῶν Σαμαρειτῶν εὐηγγελίσαντο.", "text": "They *men oun diamartyramenoi* and *lalēsantes* the *logon* of the *Kyriou*, *hypestrepsan* into *Hierousalēm*, many *te kōmas* of the *Samareitōn euēggelisanto*.", "grammar": { "*men*": "particle marking contrast - indeed/on the one hand", "*oun*": "conjunction - therefore/then", "*diamartyramenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having testified earnestly", "*lalēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having spoken", "*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord", "*hypestrepsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - returned", "*Hierousalēm*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Jerusalem", "*te*": "enclitic particle - and/both", "*kōmas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - villages", "*Samareitōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of Samaritans", "*euēggelisanto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd plural - preached the gospel to" }, "variants": { "*diamartyramenoi*": "having testified earnestly/solemnly witnessed", "*lalēsantes*": "having spoken/declared", "*logon*": "word/message", "*hypestrepsan*": "returned/went back", "*kōmas*": "villages/towns", "*euēggelisanto*": "preached the gospel to/evangelized" } }

Verse 26

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.26", "source": "Ἄγγελος δὲ Κυρίου ἐλάλησεν πρὸς Φίλιππον, λέγων, Ἀνάστηθι, καὶ πορεύου κατὰ μεσημβρίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ὁδὸν τὴν καταβαίνουσαν ἀπὸ Ἰερουσαλὴμ εἰς Γάζαν, αὕτη ἐστὶν ἔρημος.", "text": "*Angelos de Kyriou elalēsen pros Philippon*, *legōn*, *Anastēthi*, and *poreuou kata mesēmbrian* upon the *hodon* the *katabainousan* from *Hierousalēm* into *Gazan*, this *estin erēmos*.", "grammar": { "*Angelos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - angel/messenger", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord", "*elalēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - spoke", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to", "*Philippon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Philip", "*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*Anastēthi*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - arise/stand up", "*poreuou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd singular - go", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - toward", "*mesēmbrian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - south/midday", "*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road", "*katabainousan*": "present active participle, accusative, feminine, singular - going down", "*Hierousalēm*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Jerusalem", "*Gazan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Gaza", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*erēmos*": "nominative, feminine, singular - desert/deserted" }, "variants": { "*Angelos*": "angel/messenger", "*elalēsen*": "spoke/said", "*Anastēthi*": "arise/stand up", "*poreuou*": "go/proceed/journey", "*mesēmbrian*": "south/noon/midday", "*katabainousan*": "going down/descending", "*erēmos*": "desert/deserted/wilderness" } }

Verse 27

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.27", "source": "Καὶ ἀναστὰς ἐπορεύθη: καὶ, ἰδού, ἀνὴρ Αἰθίοψ, εὐνοῦχος δυνάστης Κανδάκης τῆς βασιλίσσης Αἰθιόπων, ὃς ἦν ἐπὶ πάσης τῆς γάζης αὐτῆς, ὃς ἐληλύθει προσκυνήσων εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ,", "text": "And *anastas eporeuthē*: and, behold, *anēr Aithiops*, *eunouchos dynastēs Kandakēs* the *basilissēs Aithiopōn*, who was over all the *gazēs* of her, who *elēlythei proskynēsōn* into *Hierousalēm*,", "grammar": { "*anastas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having arisen", "*eporeuthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - went/journeyed", "*anēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man", "*Aithiops*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Ethiopian", "*eunouchos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eunuch", "*dynastēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - official", "*Kandakēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Candace", "*basilissēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of queen", "*Aithiopōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of Ethiopians", "*gazēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - treasury", "*elēlythei*": "pluperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - had come", "*proskynēsōn*": "future active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - going to worship" }, "variants": { "*anastas*": "having arisen/gotten up", "*eporeuthē*": "went/journeyed/traveled", "*eunouchos*": "eunuch/court official", "*dynastēs*": "official/ruler/person of high rank", "*gazēs*": "treasury/treasure", "*elēlythei*": "had come/gone", "*proskynēsōn*": "going to worship/about to worship" } }

Verse 30

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.30", "source": "Προσδραμὼν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος, ἤκουσεν αὐτοῦ ἀναγινώσκοντος τὸν προφήτην Ἠσαΐαν, καὶ εἶπεν, Ἆρά γε γινώσκεις ἃ ἀναγινώσκεις;", "text": "*Prosdramōn de* the *Philippos*, *ēkousen* him *anaginōskontos* the *prophētēn Ēsaian*, and *eipen*, *Ara ge ginōskeis ha anaginōskeis*?", "grammar": { "*Prosdramōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having run to", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Philippos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Philip", "*ēkousen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - heard", "*anaginōskontos*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - reading", "*prophētēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prophet", "*Ēsaian*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Isaiah", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*Ara*": "interrogative particle - indeed/then", "*ge*": "postpositive emphatic particle - indeed/really", "*ginōskeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you understand", "*ha*": "accusative, neuter, plural - what", "*anaginōskeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you read" }, "variants": { "*Prosdramōn*": "having run to/up to", "*ēkousen*": "heard/listened to", "*anaginōskontos*": "reading/reciting", "*ginōskeis*": "you understand/comprehend/know", "*anaginōskeis*": "you read/are reading" } }

Verse 32

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.32", "source": "Ἡ δὲ περιοχὴ τῆς γραφῆς ἣν ἀνεγίνωσκεν ἦν αὕτη, Ὡς πρόβατον ἐπὶ σφαγὴν ἤχθη· καὶ ὡς ἀμνὸς ἐναντίον τοῦ κείροντος αὐτὸν ἄφωνος, οὕτως οὐκ ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ:", "text": "The *de periochē* of the *graphēs* which he *anaginōsken ēn hautē*, As *probaton* upon *sphagēn ēchthē*: and as *amnos enantion* of the *keirontos* him *aphōnos*, thus not *anoigei* the *stoma* of him:", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*periochē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - passage", "*graphēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of scripture", "*anaginōsken*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was reading", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was", "*hautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, feminine, singular - this", "*probaton*": "nominative, neuter, singular - sheep", "*sphagēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - slaughter", "*ēchthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - was led", "*amnos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - lamb", "*enantion*": "preposition + genitive - before", "*keirontos*": "present active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - shearing", "*aphōnos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - silent", "*anoigei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - opens", "*stoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - mouth" }, "variants": { "*periochē*": "passage/section/content", "*graphēs*": "scripture/writing", "*probaton*": "sheep/lamb", "*sphagēn*": "slaughter/killing", "*ēchthē*": "was led/brought", "*amnos*": "lamb", "*keirontos*": "shearing/shearer", "*aphōnos*": "silent/mute/without voice", "*anoigei*": "opens/unlocks" } }

Verse 37

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.37", "source": "Εἰπε δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος, Εἰ πιστεύεις ἐξ ὅλης τὴς καρδίας, ἔξεστιν. Ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ εἷπε, Πιστεύω τὸν Ὑιὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐιναι τὸν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.", "text": "*Eipe de* the *Philippos*, If you *pisteueis* from *holēs* the *kardias*, it is *exestin*. *Apokritheis de eipe*, I *pisteuō* the *Hyion* of *Theou einai* the *Iēsoun Christon*.", "grammar": { "*Eipe*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Philippos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Philip", "*pisteueis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you believe", "*holēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - all/whole", "*kardias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of heart", "*exestin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - it is permitted", "*Apokritheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered", "*eipe*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*pisteuō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I believe", "*Hyion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Son", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ" }, "variants": { "*pisteueis*": "you believe/trust/have faith", "*holēs kardias*": "whole heart/full heart", "*exestin*": "it is permitted/lawful/possible", "*Apokritheis*": "having answered/responded", "*pisteuō*": "I believe/trust/have faith" } }

Verse 39

{ "verseID": "Acts.8.39", "source": "Ὅτε δὲ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος, Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἥρπασεν τὸν Φίλιππον, καὶ οὐκ εἶδεν αὐτὸν οὐκέτι ὁ εὐνοῦχος: ἐπορεύετο γὰρ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ χαίρων.", "text": "When *de anebēsan* from the *hydatos*, *Pneuma Kyriou hērpasen* the *Philippon*, and not *eiden* him *ouketi* the *eunouchos*: *eporeueto* for the *hodon* of him *chairōn*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*anebēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - came up", "*hydatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of water", "*Pneuma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord", "*hērpasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - snatched away", "*Philippon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Philip", "*eiden*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - saw", "*ouketi*": "adverb - no longer", "*eunouchos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eunuch", "*eporeueto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd singular - was going", "*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - way/road", "*chairōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - rejoicing" }, "variants": { "*anebēsan*": "came up/ascended", "*hērpasen*": "snatched away/carried off/seized", "*eiden*": "saw/perceived", "*ouketi*": "no longer/no more", "*eporeueto*": "was going/journeying/proceeding", "*chairōn*": "rejoicing/being glad" } }